Koh Takeuchi, MD

Koh Takeuchi, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, joined the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU in the Fall of 2013.

Dr. Takeuchi is from Tokyo, Japan, where he was chief of cardiovascular surgery at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center for the past five years. His specialty is pediatric cardiothoracic surgery.

Prior to this position, he held the positions of Senior Associate in Cardiac Surgery at the National Children’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor in Cardiac Surgery at the University of Tokyo. He graduated cum laude from medical school at the University of Hirosaki School of Medicine, and received his PhD from the University of Hirosaki.